Lebanon Police get a new canine

Newest member of the force is an immigrant

"K-9 Blesk is a one-year-old male Belgian Malinois that was born in Slovakia and imported into the United States in November of 2017," the department announced on Tuesday.

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Blesk, which is a Czech for "lightning," will be partnered with his handler, Senior Officer Jeremy Perkins who recently worked with K-9 Max before Max succumbed to cancer in December.

The announcement noted that the Belgian Malinois is known for being "a very tenacious, high energy,
intelligent and friendly working dog."

Beginning this month, "K-9 Blesk will be dual trained in both
drug detection and patrol functions at the Vermont Police Canine Academy in
Pittsford, Vermont" before joining Perkins on the beat in Lebanon.

Woodstock is a "classic" New England village with one problem; state route#4 runs directly thru village. heavy trucking has no other east/west route and the constant truck/car traffic spoils the village. Now enter the replacement of the bridge over the Kedron Brook in the center of town. The article said traffic would be diverted thru the side roads to while construction is i n progress. I am treying to think what side streets will accommodate large 18 wheelers. Any ideas?